December - wha??!?!

I know I did this last month, but now where did November go?

It's almost Christmas, todays the eve of Hanukkah and the peanut will be arriving soon! Ohmygod!

Lately I've just been going crazy busy and when I decided to take a week off to just relax I got the mother of all flu bugs and spent 5 days in bed. I got a nice little scare when my doc told me to go to triage if my fever went anywhere near 38 and I was already at 37.5. It all passed though and luckily the peanut didn't notice a thing.

I also started freaking out when the doc said I was "measuring small" (note I don't feel "small") and that I should go get an ultrasound to see if everything is ok. That led me to a couple of sleepless nights wondering if everything was ok and if the peanut was growing as supposed to and if just maybe things weren't as great and normal as I thought.

Up until then I was thinking I was having a nice and great pregancy and that maybe it was too good to be true that everything was smelling roses. But I was freaking out for nothing.

When we did the ultrasound the peanut was as happy as a clam and everything was measuring normal and they even said that the peanut was already at 4 pounds 6 ounces, so that even though I was measuring small, that at 33 weeks everything was going great and that we will have a healthy sized peanut in January. The sneaky peanut wouldn't stop moving! kept putting one hand or the other in front of its face and then squirming around. ( no wonder I feel tired). Also the peanut gets hiccups at least 3 times a day, which was cute watching on the ultrasound monitor - although the technician couldn't get a clear picture for me to take home with me.

So as I said things have been crazy busy, the nursery is completely set and all the clothes have been washed and put away, the car seat is ready to be installed and all I have to finish doing now is getting my hospital bag ready!

We've also managed to do most of the Christmas shopping and this past weekend attended our prenatal classes! wohoo.. I'll write another post on the classes- I found them really informative and cool.

The list is full of check marks!

The Christmas lights are up and the wreath on the door - I haven't put up the tree yet, but that takes all of 5 minutes as we don't have space for a real, big, nicely decorated tree and instead have one that is in a box with a stand and is already decorated.. I know cheater! When we have a new house with a lot more space I want the mother of all trees that I can decorate to the nines!

But now... seriously since Sunday I feel like all the energy has been zapped right out of me and I don't feel like doing anything! At about 9 pm I get tired and I even fell asleep on the couch while watching tv. It's crazy, I never fall asleep on the couch. The peanut like I said earlier won't stop moving and the braxton hicks contractions although not painfull are really irritating and sometimes uncomfortable. Feels like the peanut is trying to pop out of the top of my belly and there's a vice squeezing my belly at the same time! Great 6 more weeks of this to go!

I can't complain though, as long as the peanut is safe and ok in there, I'll settle for uncomfortable anytime of the day. This does mean that hubby dubby is being extra attentive and always asking if everything is ok or if I need anything. I'm trying not to milk it as he is super sweet and has this look of concern when I look like I'm completly drained.

I've also been catching up on my blog reading and its interesting what everyone is doing and all that is happening in your lives as well. Everyone is getting ready for the holidays and trying to keep warm. It's been really snowy and cold the last couple of days as well in T.O. so maybe that's why I feel tired as well.

This is a pic of the snow outside our back window last night! eek.